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1. People who are faithful to church and demonstrate genuine enthusiasm for the things of God, yet spiritually they “are a mile wide and an inch deep.” What are some positive and negative characteristics of these people? How does someone become like this? What does it mean that “they have dabbled in everything but disciplined in nothing? What would you need to do to ensure this never describes you? 2. Look up verses: Matthew 4:2, Luke 2:46-47; John 13:2-6; 17:4. What does each say about Jesus and His pursuit of the spiritual Disciplines. 3. Why can bible intake become a chore instead of a Discipline of joy? In what ways might meditating on Scripture deepen your appreciation of God’s word? 4. In 2 Timothy 4:13, Paul asked Timothy to bring several items. What does Paul’s request communicate to us about the importance of studying God’s word? 5. Do you agree with R.C. Sproul that laziness is the real Christians don’t study God’s Word enough? Why or why not? 6. What, in your mind, are the differences between hearing, reading, and studying God’s Word? 7. How does Jesus’ confrontation with Satan (see Matthew 4:1-11) illustrate the power of Scripture that is committed to memory? 8. What does psalm 119:24 say about guidance? How might you apply this truth to your busy life? 9. What was the psalmist’s attitude toward scripture? (see all of psalm 119, but especially verse 97) 10. Name several differences between biblical meditation and other kinds of meditation? 11. Read Joshua 1:8 What did God command Joshua to do, and what did God promise would happen as a result of Joshua’s obedience? 12. What do you think it means to meditate on God’s word throughout the day and night? 13. Which aspects of daily life distract you from concentrating your thoughts on God and His wisdom, and what will you do to overcome these distractions? 14. As we meditate on Scripture, what happens to our minds? (see Romans 12:2) 15. Read James 1:22-25. When you read the Bible, do you find it easy to apply what you read to your life? Why or why not? 16. a. Sometimes Christians use verses incorrectly to try to prove a certain point. Why is it so important for people to understand the meaning of particular verses in context before applying the verses to their lives? b. Why is an overall Bible intake through hearing, reading, studying, memorizing and meditating on Scripture so important. 17. Consider this statement; “Biblical meditation isn’t an end in itself; it is the key to putting the truths and realities of Scripture into practice.” Do you agree? Why or why not? 18. What steps will you take to deal with the obstacles you expect to face as you begin to memorize God’s word? 19. What three steps can you take this week to cultivate the Discipline of meditating on God’s Word? 20. Statistical surveys and experience seem to agree that a large percentage of professing Christians spend little time in sustained prayer, even though they know that prayer is a vital Christian Discipline. Why might this be so? 21. How do you know when you haven’t been praying enough? What are your feelings and concerns during those times? 22. What do Matthew 6:5-7,9; Luke 11:9 and 18:1 teach about Jesus’ view of prayer? 23. How might you apply Colossians 4:2 and 1 Thessalonians 5:17 in the midst of your busy schedule? 24. 1Thessalonians 5:17 tells Christians to “pray without ceasing.” Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, page 82, says that “praying without ceasing means you never really stop conversing with God; you simply have frequent interruptions.” Do you agree with this definition? Why or why not? 25. Have you ever felt that prayer was more obligation than opportunity? If so, why? If not, why not? 26. Why did Jesus pray in “desolate places” (Luke 5:16) 27. Why should our praying be governed by the truth of Scripture rather than by our feelings? 28. What role, according to John 16:13 does the Holy Spirit play in your prayer life? 29. How would you describe the relationship between biblical meditation and prayer? (See Psalm 5:1; 19:14, and reread the quote by William Bates on page 43.) 30. a. Thomas Manton, a Puritan preacher, wrote, “It is rashness to pray and not to meditate. What we take in by the word we digest by meditation and let out by prayer.” What is your response to this thought? b. Why do you think more churches today don’t teach about the relationship between meditation and prayer? c. How was this lack of teaching affected the Church as a whole? Your life? The lives of others you know? 31. What is the difference between learning “principles of prayer” and learning “phrases for prayer”? 32. What book on prayer have you or others in your group found helpful? In what ways? 33. a. Andrew Murray wrote, “if you ask and receive not, it must be because there is something amiss or wanting in the prayer.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain. b. Discuss how the following may affect answers to prayer: Impatience/lack of perseverance in prayer. Selfish motives Unrepentant sin in your life Unwillingness to accept that God may answer in ways that are not obvious Asking for things that are outside the will of God or don’t glorify Him 34. Think about a time when you really felt close to God in worship. What do you think made that time so meaningful? 35. Do you agree that “Godliness without the worship of God is unthinkable? Why or why not? 36. Describe what it means to worship God in Vain. (See Matthew 15:8-9) 37. What do the following passages reveal about worship: John 20:28, Revelation 4:8, 5:12-13? 38. According to the following verses, in what ways has God revealed Himself to us so that we might focus on Him? John 1:1, 14; Hebrews 1:1-2 Romans 1:20 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21 39. What does John 4:23-24 reveal about how God desires His people to worship? 40. What do you think this text means: “To worship God in spirit is to worship from the inside out”? 41. What is the difference between worshipping God as He is revealed in the Bible and worshipping Him as you might want Him to be? 42. One pastor has written, “where feelings for God are dead, worship is dead.” Why is spontaneous affection of the heart so vital to genuine worship? 43. When you don’t have the feelings of worship, does that mean you should stop engaging in forms of worship? Why or why not? 44. How can you “delight yourself in the Lord” in your worship (Psalm 37:4) 45. What are the dangers of worshipping just by feelings? Just by truths? 46. a. What is God’s view of corporate worship (See Hebrews 10:25) b. How does this verse conflict with the common assumption that religion is an individual matter only? 47. Consider carefully the comment by Geoffrey Thomas: “There is no way that those who neglect secret worship can know communion with God in the public services of the Lord’s Day.” Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? 48. What happens in your life when you neglect the daily worship of God in private? 49. What does Christ’s willingness to meet with us privately in worship at any time reveal about His character? 50. In what ways is it difficult to ask others for help in developing godliness through public and private worship? 51. “He worships his work, works at his play, and plays at his worship’? If so, which part(s) do you identify with? Be honest. How might your view of worship be improved. 52. Why do you think it seems easier to worship God one day a week instead of worshipping Him seven days a week? Is one-day-a-week worship even possible? Explain your answer. 53. Why does God command us to evangelize? 54. Why do you think many Christians are afraid to evangelize? What are your fears about evangelism? 55. According to Acts 1:8, in whose power are we to witness (as opposed to doing it in our own power)? 56. What do the following verses revel about evangelism? Luke 24:27 John 20:21 57. Why do you think God commands all His people to evangelize and not just those who find it easy to present themselves and their beliefs to other people? 58. What does 1 Peter 2:9 say about God’s people? 59. We read in John 9 about the blind man Jesus healed. What is striking about his words to the Pharisees? 60. According to this John 9 passage, when should we witness? 61. Have you ever been afraid to share Christ? If so, when? Why were you afraid? 62. With which evangelistic approach(es) are you most comfortable? Which ones intimidate you? 63. Discuss with your group the kinds if responses – positive and negative – you received when you shared the good news of Christ with others. 64. Researcher George Barna says that most Christians who witness to others come away feeling like failures. So, since they don’t like to fail, they redirect their efforts into spiritual activities in which they are more likely to be satisfied and successful. Have you found this to be true? Why or why not? 65. Are you confident that God has given you Acts 1:8 power? Why or why not? 66. What does 2 Cor. 2:14-17 say about God’s power through us? About our impact on nonChristians? 67. What does Colossians 4:5-6 say about how to approach evangelism? Why is such preparation so important? 68. What is your estimate of the number of times you have heard the gospel in your life. In a paragraph or so, write the gospel message a person must hear to be saved. Discuss with your group what is necessary for a presentation of the gospel to be clear and complete. 69. Consider ways you might begin to make evangelism a Spiritual Discipline. What steps can you take this week to build deeper relationships with unbelievers? 70. It is said that every Christian is at every moment a testimony – good or bad – to the power of Jesus Christ. What implication does this truth have in evangelism?
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